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These enquiries suit advisers who can turn an unclear building question into a defined commission. Providers should establish the client’s decision, relevant property information and the limits of their advice before proposing surveys, designs or contractor enquiries.
Service scope
Advisory support for deciding how to investigate, plan or improve a building project. The consultant helps define the problem, compare options and commission the right specialists; the appointment does not automatically include design, statutory approval or construction management.
What is normally included
- Project and decision briefing
- Review of available building information
- Options and next-step advice
What is not included
- Assumed responsibility for every design discipline
- Permission to build or a guarantee of project outcomes
Qualification checks
- Identify the commissioning party
- Define the decision and deliverable
- Review information reliability
- Establish necessary specialist input
- Agree limits on reliance and follow-up
Quote guidance
Separate the initial review from site visits, option development and later project support. State which reports or drawings will be assessed, the meetings included and how additional specialist advice will be commissioned rather than hiding these items inside a general consultancy fee.
Lead risks
- A client may expect full project delivery from an advice-only appointment
- Missing plans can make a desktop conclusion provisional
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